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ABCA4 p.Tyr362*

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[hide] ABC A-subfamily transporters: structure, function ... Biochim Biophys Acta. 2006 May;1762(5):510-24. Epub 2006 Feb 28. Kaminski WE, Piehler A, Wenzel JJ
ABC A-subfamily transporters: structure, function and disease.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2006 May;1762(5):510-24. Epub 2006 Feb 28., [PMID:16540294]

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ABC transporters constitute a family of evolutionarily highly conserved multispan proteins that mediate the translocation of defined substrates across membrane barriers. Evidence has accumulated during the past years to suggest that a subgroup of 12 structurally related "full-size" transporters, referred to as ABC A-subfamily transporters, mediates the transport of a variety of physiologic lipid compounds. The emerging importance of ABC A-transporters in human disease is reflected by the fact that as yet four members of this protein family (ABCA1, ABCA3, ABCR/ABCA4, ABCA12) have been causatively linked to completely unrelated groups of monogenetic disorders including familial high-density lipoprotein (HDL) deficiency, neonatal surfactant deficiency, degenerative retinopathies and congenital keratinization disorders. Although the biological function of the remaining 8 ABC A-transporters currently awaits clarification, they represent promising candidate genes for a presumably equally heterogenous group of Mendelian diseases associated with perturbed cellular lipid transport. This review summarizes our current knowledge on the role of ABC A-subfamily transporters in physiology and disease and explores clinical entities which may be potentially associated with dysfunctional members of this gene subfamily.

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180 For example, the homozygous frameshift mutation 5917delG is associated with a relatively severe STGD phenotype and the truncating mutations Y362X and R1300X, respectively, are associated with milder clinical symptoms [77,81]. Login to comment

[hide] ABC transporters in ophthalmic disease. Methods Mol Biol. 2010;637:221-30. Westerfeld C
ABC transporters in ophthalmic disease.
Methods Mol Biol. 2010;637:221-30., [PMID:20419437]

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ABC transporters have been implicated in a variety of human diseases. The ABCR gene and its protein have been linked to Stargardt's disease, fundus flavimaculatus, cone-rod dystrophy, retinitis pigmentosa, and age-related macular degeneration. The genetic and molecular pathways involved in the pathogenesis of ABCR-related ophthalmic conditions will be explored. Future diagnostic and therapeutic objectives for these diseases will also be discussed.

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108 Alternatively, the truncating mutations Y362X and R1300X are associated with milder clinical symptoms (26, 37). Login to comment

[hide] ABCA4 disease progression and a proposed strategy ... Hum Mol Genet. 2009 Mar 1;18(5):931-41. Epub 2008 Dec 12. Cideciyan AV, Swider M, Aleman TS, Tsybovsky Y, Schwartz SB, Windsor EA, Roman AJ, Sumaroka A, Steinberg JD, Jacobson SG, Stone EM, Palczewski K
ABCA4 disease progression and a proposed strategy for gene therapy.
Hum Mol Genet. 2009 Mar 1;18(5):931-41. Epub 2008 Dec 12., [PMID:19074458]

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Autosomal recessive retinal diseases caused by mutations in the ABCA4 gene are being considered for gene replacement therapy. All individuals with ABCA4-disease show macular degeneration, but only some are thought to progress to retina-wide blindness. It is currently not predictable if or when specific ABCA4 genotypes will show extramacular disease, and how fast it will progress thereafter. Early clinical trials of focal subretinal gene therapy will aim to arrest disease progression in the extramacular retina. In 66 individuals with known disease-causing ABCA4 alleles, we defined retina-wide disease expression by measuring rod- and cone-photoreceptor-mediated vision. Serial measurements over a mean period of 8.7 years were consistent with a model wherein a normal plateau phase of variable length was followed by initiation of retina-wide disease that progressed exponentially. Once initiated, the mean rate of disease progression was 1.1 log/decade for rods and 0.45 log/decade for cones. Spatio-temporal progression of disease could be described as the sum of two components, one with a central-to-peripheral gradient and the other with a uniform retina-wide pattern. Estimates of the age of disease initiation were used as a severity metric and contributions made by each ABCA4 allele were predicted. One-third of the non-truncating alleles were found to cause more severe disease than premature truncations supporting the existence of a pathogenic component beyond simple loss of function. Genotype-based inclusion/exclusion criteria and prediction of the age of retina-wide disease initiation will be invaluable for selecting appropriate candidates for clinical trials in ABCA4 disease.

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153 c Nt, amino-terminal domain; ECD-1 and ECD-2, exocytoplasmic domains 1 and 2; NBD-1 and NBD-2, nucleotide binding domains 1 and 2; TM5, TM6, TM7, TM12, within, near or between transmembrane helices 5, 6, 7 and 12. d W41X, R152X, Y245X, Y362X, W663X, M669del2tccAT, R681X and A1739 del11gcTGGGCTGGTGG. retina-wide blindness, the quality of life deteriorates dramatically with loss of mobility and independence. Login to comment

[hide] Stargardt's disease and the ABCR gene. Semin Ophthalmol. 2008 Jan-Feb;23(1):59-65. Westerfeld C, Mukai S
Stargardt's disease and the ABCR gene.
Semin Ophthalmol. 2008 Jan-Feb;23(1):59-65., [PMID:18214793]

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Stargardt's disease is an autosomal recessive form of juvenile macular degeneration. The clinical presentation, relevant ancillary tests, and classic histologic features will be reviewed. The role of genetic mutations in the pathophysiology of Stargardt's disease will also be explored. Stargardt's disease is caused by mutations in the ABCR (ABCA4) gene on chromosome 1. Mutations in this gene have also been attributed to some cases of cone-rod dystrophy, retinitis pigmentosa, and age-related macular degeneration. The genetic and molecular pathways that produce Stargardt's disease will be discussed. Future diagnostic and therapeutic objectives for this visually disabling condition will also be presented.

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122 Alternatively, the truncating mutations Y362X and R1300X are associated with milder clinical symptoms (Cremers et al., 1998; Dryja et al., 1998). Login to comment

[hide] Phenotypes of 16 Stargardt macular dystrophy/fundu... Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2002 Aug;240(8):628-38. Epub 2002 Jul 4. Gerth C, Andrassi-Darida M, Bock M, Preising MN, Weber BH, Lorenz B
Phenotypes of 16 Stargardt macular dystrophy/fundus flavimaculatus patients with known ABCA4 mutations and evaluation of genotype-phenotype correlation.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2002 Aug;240(8):628-38. Epub 2002 Jul 4., [PMID:12192456]

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PURPOSE: To determine the phenotypic variability in patients with compound heterozygous or homozygous ABCA4 mutations, and to correlate the phenotypes with the functional properties of the altered protein. METHODS: Sixteen patients from 13 families with signs of Stargardt macular dystrophy/fundus flavimaculatus and known mutations on both alleles of the ABCA4 gene (15 compound heterozygous, one homozygous) were characterized by clinical examination, fundus autofluorescence, psychophysics (color vision, kinetic and two-color dark- and light-adapted static threshold perimetry), and electrophysiology (Ganzfeld, multifocal ERG, EOG). RESULTS: The homozygous 5917delG mutation resulted in the earliest disease manifestation (at 5 years) and a general cone-rod dysfunction, whereas the compound heterozygous mother (5917delG, G1961E) exhibited a very mild phenotype. Compound heterozygotes for the IVS40+5G-->A and the C1488Y or Y362X mutation showed also an early age of onset but only a central dysfunction. The effect of the 2588G-->C mutation, the G1961E mutation, and the complex mutation L541P-A1038V depended on the mutation in the second allele. Genotype-phenotype correlation appeared possible in most instances. Psychophysics revealed a simultaneous yet not necessarily congruent cone and rod dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS: The type and combination of ABCA4 mutations in compound heterozygous patients determined were compatible with the severity of the phenotype as to age of onset and the functional consequences in the majority of patients. Unexplained phenotypic differences indicate the influence of other factors. ABCA4 mutations result in cone and rod dysfunction. Different disease durations limit the power of presently available genotype-phenotype correlations.

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3 Compound heterozygotes for the IVS40+5G→A and the C1488Y or Y362X mutation showed also an early age of onset but only a central dysfunction. Login to comment
76 Patients with the splice site mutation IVS40+5GA Two patients were compound heterozygous for this splice site mutation and a missense mutation (patient 2, C1488Y) or a nonsense mutation (patient 3, Y362X). Login to comment
81 Patient 2 had a Table 2 Identified mutations in the ABCR alleles in the 16 patients (ND not tested) Patient ABCA4 allele 1 ABCA4 allele 2 no./sex (1*) Nucleotide changes Effects Nucleotide changes Effects 1a/F (139) 5917delG Frameshift 5917delG Frameshift 1b/F(139b) 5917delG Frameshift 5882G→A G1961E 2/M (167) IVS 40+5G→A Splice 4463G→A C1488Y 3/F (108) IVS 40+5G→A Splice 1086T!92;A Y362X 4/M (109) 1622T→C- L541P-A1038V 2564G→A W855X 3113C→T 5/F (113) 1622T→C- L541P-A1038V 2588G→C Splice 3113C→T 6/M (50) 2588G→C Splice 3113C→T A1038V 7b/M (138) 2588G→C Splice IVS13+1G→A Splice 7a/F Not tested Splice Not tested Splice 8/F (111) 5882G→A G1961E 2292delT-2295T→G Frameshift-S765R 9/F (147) 5882G→A G1961E IVS36+1G→A Splice 10/F (41) 5882G→A G1961E 2041C→T R681X 11a/F (114) 5882G→A G1961E 6609C→A Y2203X 11b/M ND ND 12/F (148) 3292C→T R1097C 6609C→A Y2203X 13/M (107) 3528insTGCA Frameshift 2291G→A C764Y* Refers to the patients` ID in [42] Table3Demographicdataandclinicalfeaturesofthe16patients(NDtestnotdone,Aabnormal,Nnormal,RreducedArdenratio,NRnotreliable,NAmfERGnotanalyz- able,+present,-absent,DCdarkchoroid,DDdiscdiameter) Pat.aAgeDiseaseVisualacuityColorFun-GanzfeldERGEOGmfERGStatictwo-colorKineticperimetryAngio-FundusAF atdurationvisiondusbthresholdperimetrygraphy onset/(years)ODOSRodMaximalConePeakResponseCentralCon-CentralCircularPeri- examresponseresponseresponsetimesdensitiesMeanRSLMeanCSLscotomacentricAFAFmacular/ b-wavecb-wavec30Hzab-abnormalc(dB)e(dB)efortargetcon-AF flickerdnormaldstriction <=13°>13°<=13°>13° 1a5/10520/250*20/250NDIfNDNANAND-ND-NRNRND+-- 1b32/32020/30*20/30NDINDNNNDN5-10°ND-ND-NDNDND+-- 27/15820/10020/200*AIINNNND5-15°5-25°2120--ND+-+ 39/13420/250*20/250AIINNNN5-15°5-25°0030I-2e-ND+++ 47/12520/25020/250*AIIINNNN5-25°5-25°ND-ND-I-4e-ND>1DD-- 520/4525<20/400<20/400*AIIINNNNNANA194143II-3e+ND>1DD-+ 614/19520/200*20/200AIINDNNNR5-10°5-25°1080I-4e-ND+-+ 7b16/23720/25020/250*AIINDNNR20°5-25°101113I-3e-ND+-+ 7a6/272120/20020/200NDIINDNDNDNDND-ND-ND-NDNDNDND 815/18320/100*20/100AINNND5-10°5-25°2010I-2e-N++- 921/23220/40*20/200AINDNNN10-15°5°0060NDNDN+++ 1024/31720/400*20/400AIINNNN5°5-15°3270I-2e-ND+-+ 11a16/331720/200*20/200AIINDNNNN5-15°81140I-2e-NDND 11b26/28220/20020/200*AINNNN5-10°,5-10°0010I-2e-ND+++ 20-25° 1238/571920/22*20/250NDIII(OD)ND5-25°5-25°35/3835/39ND-III/4e-NDND 1314/16220/100*20/100AIINDNNNN5-25°1120ND-DC+-+ aOnenumberindicatesonefamily bReferredtoTable1 cResults<5thpercentile dResults>95thpercentile eRSL(rodsensitivityloss;500nm,darkadapted)andCSL(conesensitivityloss; 600nm,lightadapted)comparedtothe10thpercentileofnormals;mfERGrespons- eswereanalyzedforallbutthecentral(1°inradius)responseduetohighnoise fRetinalvesselattenuation *EyetestedformfERG/staticperimetry CSL within 13° and a more widespread RSL over the 30° test field. Login to comment
153 The milder phenotype in her mother (patient 1b), who was shown to be compound heterozygous for the 5917delG and G1961E mutation, is not unexpected since the G1961E mutation in her second allele is thought to result in partial activity of the ABCA4 transporter [49]. Login to comment
154 The combination of the IVS40+5G→A splice site mutation and the C1488Y missense (patient 2) or the Y362X nonsense (patient 3) mutation resulted in an early age at onset but only a central cone and rod dysfunction at age 15 and 13. Login to comment
158 The slightly more advanced cone dysfunction in patient 3 could be caused by the more severe functional restrictions of the associated nonsense mutation (Y362X), which results in a non-functional gene product. Login to comment
157 The slightly more advanced cone dysfunction in patient 3 could be caused by the more severe functional restrictions of the associated nonsense mutation (Y362X), which results in a nonfunctional gene product. Login to comment

[hide] A comprehensive survey of sequence variation in th... Am J Hum Genet. 2000 Oct;67(4):800-13. Epub 2000 Aug 24. Rivera A, White K, Stohr H, Steiner K, Hemmrich N, Grimm T, Jurklies B, Lorenz B, Scholl HP, Apfelstedt-Sylla E, Weber BH
A comprehensive survey of sequence variation in the ABCA4 (ABCR) gene in Stargardt disease and age-related macular degeneration.
Am J Hum Genet. 2000 Oct;67(4):800-13. Epub 2000 Aug 24., [PMID:10958763]

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Stargardt disease (STGD) is a common autosomal recessive maculopathy of early and young-adult onset and is caused by alterations in the gene encoding the photoreceptor-specific ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter (ABCA4). We have studied 144 patients with STGD and 220 unaffected individuals ascertained from the German population, to complete a comprehensive, population-specific survey of the sequence variation in the ABCA4 gene. In addition, we have assessed the proposed role for ABCA4 in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common cause of late-onset blindness, by studying 200 affected individuals with late-stage disease. Using a screening strategy based primarily on denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, we have identified in the three study groups a total of 127 unique alterations, of which 90 have not been previously reported, and have classified 72 as probable pathogenic mutations. Of the 288 STGD chromosomes studied, mutations were identified in 166, resulting in a detection rate of approximately 58%. Eight different alleles account for 61% of the identified disease alleles, and at least one of these, the L541P-A1038V complex allele, appears to be a founder mutation in the German population. When the group with AMD and the control group were analyzed with the same methodology, 18 patients with AMD and 12 controls were found to harbor possible disease-associated alterations. This represents no significant difference between the two groups; however, for detection of modest effects of rare alleles in complex diseases, the analysis of larger cohorts of patients may be required.

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80 Nucleotide alterations occurring in sim- Table 2 ABCA4 Mutations Found in Patients with STGD and AMD and in Controls EXON AND NUCLEOTIDE CHANGE EFFECT NO. OF ALLELES REFERENCE(S) STGD (288) AMD (400) Control (440) 3: 178GrA A60T 1 0 0 This study 179CrT A60E 1 0 0 This study 194GrA G65E 1 0 0 Fishman et al. (1999) 203CrT P68L 1 0 0 This study 214GrA G72R 1 0 0 This study 296insA Frameshift 2 0 0 This study 5: 454CrT R152X 1 0 0 This study 6: 634CrT R212C 1 0 0 Lewis et al. (1999) 688TrA C230S 1 0 0 This study 730delCT Frameshift 1 0 0 This study 740ArG N247S 1 0 0 This study 768GrT Splice 2 0 0 Maugeri et al. (1999) 8: 983ArT E328V 1a 0 0 This study 1086TrA Y362X 1 0 0 This study 10: 1317GrA W438X 1 0 0 This study 11: 1411GrA E471K 1 0 0 Lewis et al. (1999) 12: 1622TrC L541P 21a 1a 0 Rozet et al. (1998), Fishman et al. (1999), Lewis et al. (1999), Maugeri et al. (1999) 1715GrA R572Q 1a 0 0 Lewis et al. (1999) 13: 1819GrA G607R 1 0 0 This study 1903CrA Q635K 2a 0 0 This study 1903CrT Q635X 1 0 0 This study IVS13ϩ1GrA Splice 2 0 0 This study 14: 1957CrT R653C 1 0 0 This study 1988GrA W663X 1 0 0 This study 2041CrT R681X 4 0 0 Maugeri et al. (1999) 15: 2291GrA C764Y 1 0 0 This study 2292delT Frameshift 1a 0 0 This study 2295TrG S765R 1a 0 0 This study 16: 2564GrA W855X 1 0 0 Nasonkin et al. (1998) 17: 2588GrC Spliceb 17a 6 5 Allikmets et al. (1997a), Cremers et al. (1998), Lewis et al. (1999), Maugeri et al. (1999), Papaioannou et al. (2000) 18: 2701ArG T901A 0 2 0 This study 2741ArG H914A 0 0 1 This study 19: 2876CrT T959I 1 0 0 This study 20: IVS20ϩ5GrA Splice 1 0 0 This study 21: 3106GrA E1036K 1a 0 0 Nasonkin et al. (1998) 3113CrT A1038V 26a 4a 1 Allikmets et al. (1997a), Cremers et al. (1998), Rozet et al. (1998), Fishman et al. (1999), Lewis et al. (1999), Maugeri et al. (1999) T3187TrC S1063P 1 0 0 This study (Continued) 805 Table 2 Continued EXON AND NUCLEOTIDE CHANGE EFFECT NO. OF ALLELES REFERENCE(S) STGD (288) AMD (400) Control (440) 22: 3292CrT R1097C 1 0 0 This study 3322CrT R1108C 4 0 0 Rozet et al. (1998), Fishman et al. (1999), Lewis et al. (1999) 24: 3528insTGCA Frameshift 1 0 0 This study 25: 3808GrT E1270X 1 0 0 This study 27: 3898CrT R1300X 1 0 0 This study 28: IVS28ϩ5GrA Splice 1 0 0 This study 4139CrT P1380L 1 0 0 Lewis et al. (1999) 4195GrA E1399K 2 0 0 This study 4234CrT Q1412X 4 0 0 Maugeri et al. (1999) 29: 4289TrC L1430P 2 0 0 This study 4318TrG F1440V 1 0 0 This study 4328GrA R1443H 1 0 0 This study 30: 4457CrT P1486L 1 0 0 Lewis et al. (1999) 4463GrA C1488Y 1 0 0 This study 31: 4610CrT T1537M 1 0 0 This study 35: IVS35ϩ2TrA Splice 1 0 0 This study 36: 5065TrC S1689P 1 0 0 This study 5114GrT R1705L 1 0 0 This study IVS36ϩ1GrA Splice 1 0 0 This study 37: 5198TrC M1733T 0 0 1 This study 5242GrA G1748R 1 0 0 This study 5248CrT Q1750X 1 0 0 This study 5288TrC L1763P 1 0 0 This study 38: IVS38ϩ1GrA Splice 1 0 0 This study 40: 5653GrA E1885K 1 0 0 This study 5693GrA R1898H 5 2 1 Allikmets et al. (1997b), Lewis et al. (1999) IVS40ϩ5GrA Splice 8a 0 0 Cremers et al. (1998), Lewis et al. (1999), Maugeri et al. (1999) 42: 5882GrA G1961E 34 4 2 Allikmets et al. (1997b), Fishman et al. (1999), Lewis et al. (1999), Maugeri et al. (1999) 43: 5917delG Frameshift 3 0 0 This study 5923GrC G1975R 1 0 0 This study 5929GrA G1977S 1 0 0 Rozet et al. (1998), Lewis et al. (1999) 45: 6229CrG R2077G 1 0 0 This study 6229CrT R2077W 1 0 0 Allikmets et al. (1997a), Fishman et al. (1999), Lewis et al. (1999) 48: 6609CrA Y2203X 2 0 0 This study 6647GrT A2216V 0 0 1 This study a Mutation pairs occurring on a single haplotype. Login to comment
111 Likewise, for the intron 28 alteration, a spliced product Table 5 Patients with STGD Who Have Two Identified Disease Alleles AGE AT ONSET AND PATIENT MUTATION SEGREGATION IN FAMILY a Allele 1 Allele 2 5-9 years: STGD17 Q1412X R2077W Yes STGD88 G65E G1961E NA STGD93 G1961E G1961E Yes STGD99 L541P-A1038V G1961E Yes STGD100 L541P-A1038V IVS40ϩ5GrA Yes STGD108 Y362X IVS40ϩ5GrA Yes STGD109 L541P-A1038V W855X Yes STGD139b 5917delG 5917delG Yes STGD167 C1488Y IVS40ϩ5GrA Yes 10-14 years: STGD21 R681X R1898H NA STGD37 L541P-A1038V L541P-A1038V Yes STGD47/164 IVS13ϩ1GrA 2588GrC Yes STGD50 2588GrC A1038V NA STGD70 2588GrC IVS40ϩ5GrA NA STGD82 L541P-A1038V S1063P Yes STGD87 2588GrC Q1750X Yes STGD98 R212C T959I Yes STGD102 R572Q-2588GrC IVS35ϩ2TrA Yes STGD107 C764Y 3528ins4 Yes STGD120 L1430P L1430P NA STGD121 R1300X IVS40ϩ5GrA Yes STGD156 R1108C G1961E NA STGD159 R1108C Q1412X Yes STGD171 L541P-A1038V G1961E NA 15-19 years: STGD34 G768T G1961E Yes STGD39 L541P-A1038V R1443H NA STGD40/163 2588GrC E1885K Yes STGD45 E1399K G1977S Yes STGD59 R1898H G1975R NA STGD67 P68L S1689P Yes STGD75 Q635K IVS40ϩ5GrA Yes STGD111 2292delT-S765R G1961E Yes STGD114 Y2203X G1961E Yes STGD138 IVS13ϩ1GA 2588GrC Yes 20-24 years: STGD41 R681X G1961E Yes STGD63 A60T R1898H NA STGD86 296insA G1961E Yes STGD91 L541P-A1038V A1038V NA STGD113 L541P-A1038V 2588GrC Yes STGD118b IVS20ϩ5GrA G1961E Yes STGD119 L541P-A1038V G1961E Yes STGD122 L541P-A1038V G1961E Yes STGD135 W663X G1961E NA STGD147 IVS36ϩ1GrA G1961E Yes STGD168 L541P-A1038V G1961E NA 25-29 years: STGD62 G607R G1961E NA STGD71 296insA A1038V Yes STGD78 2588GrC Q1412X Yes STGD103 2588GrC IVS20ϩ5GrA Yes STGD116 L541P-A1038V G1961E Yes STGD139bb G1961E 5917delG Yes у30 years: STGD38 E471K G1961E Yes STGD68 E1399K G1961E Yes STGD69 L541P-A1038V 2588GrC NA STGD95 F1440V G1748R Yes STGD134 C230S G1961E NA STGD144 2588GrC R1705L NA STGD148 R1097C Y2203X NA STGD170 L541P-A1038V 2588GrC NA a NA p not applicable. Login to comment
125 Two patients, STGD108 and STGD121, are heterozygous for both an alteration in the donor splice site of intron 40 (IVS40ϩ5GrA) and a nonsense mutation (STGD108, Y362X and STGD121, R1300X). Login to comment
176 Two additional patients, STGD108 and STGD121, each have a truncating mutation (Y362X and R1300X) in combination with the splice-site mutation IVS40ϩ5GrA. Login to comment

[hide] Inner and outer retinal changes in retinal degener... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Mar 20;55(3):1810-22. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13768. Huang WC, Cideciyan AV, Roman AJ, Sumaroka A, Sheplock R, Schwartz SB, Stone EM, Jacobson SG
Inner and outer retinal changes in retinal degenerations associated with ABCA4 mutations.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Mar 20;55(3):1810-22. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13768., [PMID:24550365]

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PURPOSE: To investigate in vivo inner and outer retinal microstructure and effects of structural abnormalities on visual function in patients with retinal degeneration caused by ABCA4 mutations (ABCA4-RD). METHODS: Patients with ABCA4-RD (n = 45; age range, 9-71 years) were studied by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans extending from the fovea to 30 degrees eccentricity along horizontal and vertical meridians. Thicknesses of outer and inner retinal laminae were analyzed. Serial OCT measurements available over a mean period of 4 years (range, 2-8 years) allowed examination of the progression of outer and inner retinal changes. A subset of patients had dark-adapted chromatic static threshold perimetry. RESULTS: There was a spectrum of photoreceptor layer thickness changes from localized central retinal abnormalities to extensive thinning across central and near midperipheral retina. The inner retina also showed changes. There was thickening of the inner nuclear layer (INL) that was mainly associated with regions of photoreceptor loss. Serial data documented only limited change in some patients while others showed an increase in outer nuclear layer (ONL) thinning accompanied by increased INL thickening in some regions imaged. Visual function in regions both with and without INL thickening was describable with a previously defined model based on photoreceptor quantum catch. CONCLUSIONS: Inner retinal laminar abnormalities, as in other human photoreceptor diseases, can be a feature of ABCA4-RD. These changes are likely due to the retinal remodeling that accompanies photoreceptor loss. Rod photoreceptor-mediated visual loss in retinal regionswith inner laminopathy at the stages studied did not exceed the prediction from photoreceptor loss alone.

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74 Characteristics of the ABCA4-Related Retinal Disease Patients Patient Age at Visits, y Sex Allele 1 Allele 2 Previous Report*ߤ P1 9, 12 M E341G F608I P2 9, 15 M R681X C2150Y P28* P3ߥ 12 M N965S W821R P1ߤ P4 13, 16 M V256V T1526M P21*, P15ߤ P5 14, 20 F W1408R IVS40&#fe;5 G>A P49* P6ߥ 16 F V989A IVS28&#fe;5 G>T P17ߤ P7ߥ 16 M N965S W821R P18ߤ P8 18, 20 F Y362X IVS38-10 T>C P9ߥ 18 F V989A IVS28&#fe;5 G>T P10 18, 22 M G1961E R1129L P3ߤ P11 20 M R1640Q c.5174_5175insG P12ߥ 20 M G1961E G1961E/P68L P13 22, 25 M G863A IVS35&#fe;2 T>C P20ߤ P14 22, 24 F G1961E R152X P12*, P21ߤ P15ߥ 23 M G1961E G1961E/P68L P16 25, 27 M G1961E R152X P11* P17 26, 32 F L1940P R1129L P64* P18 27, 34 F R1925G A1038V/L541P P19 27, 29 M c.4530_4531insC R1705Q P52*, P5ߤ P20 28, 30 F G1961E A1038V/L541P P23ߤ P21 31, 35 M T1019M G1961E P34* P22ߥ 32, 37 M P1486L Deletion of exon 7 P25ߤ P23 33, 35 M G863A R1108C P29*, P6ߤ P24 34, 37 F IVS40&#fe;5 G>A V935A P32*, P7ߤ P25 34 M G1961E &#a7; P8ߤ P26 37, 43 F C54Y G863A P4* P27 39, 44 F G863A C1490Y P30*, P26ߤ P28 40 M G1961E C54Y P7*, P10ߤ P29 41 F IVS38-10 T>C E1087D P59* P30ߥ 43, 47 F G1961E V256V P23*, P11ߤ P31ߥ 47, 51 F P1486L Deletion of exon 7 P32 47 M Y245X Y245X P20* P33ߥ 48, 51 F G1961E V256V P22*, P12ߤ P34 48, 50 F c.3208_3209insTG IVS40&#fe;5 G>A P35 50, 54 M V1433I L2027F P50* P36ߥ 52, 55 F T1526M R2030Q P55*, P28ߤ P37 53, 59 F G1961E P1380L P47*, P13ߤ P38ߥ 53, 61 M L1940P IVS40&#fe;5 G>A P61* P39 58 M D600E R18W P2*, P14ߤ P40 59, 62 M E1122K G1961E P44* P41 59, 62 F R1640Q G1961E P58* P42ߥ 62 F T1526M R2030Q P54* P43ߥ 64, 68 M L1940P IVS40&#fe;5 G>A P62* P44 68 F R1108C IVS40&#fe;5 G>A P42* P45 71 F IVS38-10 T>C &#a7; Novel variants are bold and italicized. Login to comment